Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-25
John Girdler and Carrie Gill Of Grand

| fenced Girdler to the state prison for one
year, and Carrie gill To the Detroit house
| Of correction for the same time.
The store and dwelling OF Albert X. Eos
ter OF Otsego was completely wrecked by
dynamite the other night but almost
miraculously no one was injured A re-
ward OF $50 has been offered by the village
authorities for the arrest and conviction
| OF the dynamiters.
Mrs. AMMAN f.. Stone OF Reese sued
George Kippmiller, a saloon keeper, for
| selling her husband liquor. The juyy
awarded Mrs. Stone $50 damages.
The Congregational church in Big Rapids
was badly damaged by fire the other day.
The fire caught from the furnace.
Miss Sarah Wiilett OF Fair Plains, Mont
calm county, IA maiden lady aged 80 years
committed suicide the other morning by
hanging herself To bed post with strips
of sheet She was at her brothers. house
No cause is assigned.
Capt. T.. y. Allen, member OF congress
elect, has been officially notified that a
cadetship in the Annapolis naval academy
awaits representative from the second
district, and competitive examination
will be held at Adrian March 9. Candidates
must be between IA and Is
Grand Rapids temperance people are
making an effort TO secure Gov. A. II. Col
quit of Georgia. for series of prohibit
ton campaign speeches.
II. ID. Dodds of North Branch, who had
been i'll for several weeks. took II grains
Of morphine To allay pain, and in three
hours he was dead.
The spring term of the agricultural col
lege opened on the S9d inst with a larger
attendance there ever before. There is
urgent need Of more room to accommodate
the increasing throng Of students. En-
deavors will be made TO provide every
qualified applicant with n place this
spring, and il is hoped TO turn away none
on account of lack of room. All, both of
ficers and students. will do their best to
make roo IN
At the annual reunion Of the Washing
ton Alumni association Of Michigan Uni
versity, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President Thomas
W. Palmer; first vice president, BYRON VI
Cutcheon: second vice president, Cushman
X Davis; third vice president Jas. X. T.
Cook fourth vice president. K III. Thayer;
treasurer. Arthur Birn@y; secretary, Dun
ane +. Fox.
Mr.. Frank Schoten OF Kalamazoo, has
brought suit against I.ymin Bla&eslee, for
sl0,O0j or damages alleged 10 have been
received from an assault committed on
her by Blahe,lee
A. W Hammer, IA Bohemian oats agent
OF Ypsilant has been held for trial in Flint
charged with obtaining the signature Of
Abraham Litzworth. an Atlas far mer, 10
note of Sloo under fraudulent pretenses.
Geo. Kennard charged with burning the
P II. q n W bridge near Vassar, has
been acquitted. the jury, after being out
a short time, returning verdict OF not
guilty.
The Chippewa county Jail was broken
into the other night and four prisoners
liberated The prisoners escaped over the
border line and after a slight detention
by the authorities they were given their
liberty The matter is being caretul y In
vestigated
Theodore Burden Of Cas- City has been
sued on a Bohemian DAT note, and mum
Der of his neighbors have combined to
make it "A test case
There is an expressed suspicion that
Bert Carried Of Convis, Calhoun county,
the brakeman recently found by the side
of the railroad track and supposed TO have
been killed by "a fall from his train, was
murdered
The store OF J. II. LAWN * Co, at
Swartz Greek. near Flint, was entered by
burglars the other night and jew elry and
clothing TO the amount Of $3.50 taken.
1t is said that not less than 8 90 600 per
year Is paid at the Jackson prison for free
labor.
George Terrill the young blood Of Grand
Rapids recently convicted OF manslaugh-
ter, has been sentenced TO two years at
Ionia Terrill had a fight with young
man named Skinner. Terrill pulled re
volver, and the bullet killed James McCul
loch, who was endeavoring to make peace.
The national greenback party OF Michi-
gan will hold a state convention at Mead's
hall in the city of Lansing, on Tuesday,
March |, 1857, at II o'clock, for the purpose
OF nominating two justices Of the supreme
court and two regents Of the university.
A switchman in the Grand Trunk yards
at FORT Gratiot named George Davis at
tempted to prevent two switching trains
from colliding on tracks crossing each
other by climbing upon one OF the trains
to apply the brakes. The poor fellow was
too late, however, and was instantly kill
ed in the collision which he bravely sought
TO prevent. He was 30 years old and leaves
a wife and child.
Michigan Grand Lodge |. o. q. F. met in
jackson on the 18th and 10Th inst. and
electde the following officers: Grand
Master. Silas $. Falass Of Cadillac: Grand
secretary, +. II. Whitney OF Lansing;
Grand treasurer; b. ID. Pritchard OF Allie
gan; Grand Representatives Oscar A.
James There being no election of deputy
grand master by the returns from subor-
dinate lodges. the Grand Lodge proceeded
to elect, the following being..the candidates:
George NJ. Dewey, Witter j. Baxter and
John &. Jacobs The ballot being taken
the result was declared as follows Bax-
ter. 80; Dewey. 25l; Jacobs, Is. On the
second ballet G.. V X. Pond of Quincy,
was elected Grand Warden.